This place was an awesome lunch stop! We were driving from Kona to Hilo so we went this route and grabbed some musubi and rolls to go. The spam musubi was probably the best I've ever had. The prices were reasonable too, which was a nice find in an area where everything costs so much. read more

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Generous portions of good food. A real working man's lunch spot. Menu varies by the day. I had fish katsu and Korean chicken. Both were delicious. read more

If you need to pick up some quick bites for a day hike, this is the place. Granted, the options are limited to musubi, bentos and the likes but they have a nice variety and good prices. They're located next door to Underground Pizza in Waimea. read more

My goal for this trip was to discover more local gems, so we stopped by Earl's on the way to the Volcanoes National Park to grab some food for lunch later in the day. These bento rolls/musubis are the perfect on-the-go meal and definitely trumps the over-priced restaurant in the park. We go the teriyaki beef roll, smoked pork roll, teriyaki beef sandwich, and korean chicken musubi. The meat-to-rice ratio is quite impressive and I'm honestly surprised they're able to fit everything in the roll. My mom was a huge fan of the sandwich, which albeit does not look that tasty but after a couple of bites we were all so surprised by how much meat was in there. Between the teriyaki beef and smoked pork roll, I actually liked the smoked pork roll better. The smoky flavor was subtle and I loved the huge chunks of pork. The prices are very reasonable for what you get. It seems like they sell out of items pretty early on so I would definitely try to stop by earlier in the day. This is a grab-and-go type of place with a portable bathroom in the parking lot. This is the perfect place to grab a quick lunch/snack! read more

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I absolutely love Earl's Waimea! The food is awesome and the portions are amazing. Everything is so delicious! I make it a point to stop in as much as I can whenever I'm visiting my family there. I wish we had Earl's Waimea here on Oahu. If you're ever on the Big Island it's worth the trip up to Waimea! I highly recommend you check them out! read more

I give this place 5 stars. First I love this style it reminds me of my childhood and grandparents. Simple local style food Musubi, chicken bento, maki sushi rolls. The flavor is how it should be for everything. The uncle that was working in there so nice and welcoming great service. I'll be coming back I like early morning it's warm and fresh. read more

Earl's Waimea - Spam musubi with furikake mixed in the rice. No sauce just how I like it. - Salad Near Me - Waimea, Hawaii

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Had an event and some of the locals recommended this place to cater from. So glad we did. Service was great. Food was good and the price was right! read more

We had an event & catered 4 small trays of food. Chicken Hekka, Sweet Sour spareribs, Beef Brocoli & mac/potato salad. So ono, comfort food. Bountiful & tasty. Great service, great price. Mahalo read more

DELICIOUS!!! Love Earl's bento rolls!!! The smoked meat, teribeef, shrimp tempura: I can eat the whole roll in one sitting!! Love his shoyu pork and nishime plates, and actually anything I tried is so tasty and filling!!! read more

Delicious Numerous Overwhelming Choices, everything is packed "Ready-to-go" Friendly walk-in home town feel, Aloha

This is a great budget meal site. They have bento boxes you can build, and the prices are very reasonable. The parking in their lot can be a bit messy, and the lot is in desperate need of patching up. If you're not driving a big SUV or a truck... be cautious of all the potholes. The plate lunch comes with your choice of an entree. Unfortunately they ran out of their stewed beef, so I went with the fried chicken. The chicken was a touch soggy, which was unfortunate but not super surprising given the food being prepared beforehand. The bento rolls are a cheap meal and covers you from a protein and carbohydrate standpoint. I'd skip on the lunch salad, our veggies were a bit wilty and the flavors were fairly average. Overall, this is a good and easy site for a meal in Wailea while driving through. read more

Food is fresh and very affordable! The lady that works there (possibly owns it) is very sweet! Great spot to grab some delicious food!

*Spam Masubi Review* Cheap, but there was no sauce in the masubi, which tasted very dry. read more

Earl's Waimea - Spam Masubis - Salad Near Me - Waimea, Hawaii

We came here around noon to pick up lunch. They open super early in the morning, so there wasn't a ton of food out around lunch time. I ended up getting the somen salad. All of the toppings were really good, and the somen sauce was very flavorful. A very good light lunch! read more

Earl's Waimea - somen salad - Salad Near Me - Waimea, Hawaii

Great food, affordable prices the people are n very nice. Waimea is a beautiful town. It was nice eating at the picnic tables outside.

Amazing very well priced food! Friendly service, a real taste of local Hawaii fusion cuisine. Ill back often

Was across the street waiting for my to go order because the line was long outside at that restaurant;so, I took a walk and saw this plain looking, small shop advertising bento boxes. Got the Kailua pork just because I wanted to try the local cuisine. It was really good. The meaty pork flavor was incredible. The Smokey salt flavor was perfect. The meat was tender and juicy with just the right pork fat content. It was so good, I thought about canceling my to go order from across the street! Seriously! It was so good, we drove the houri or so one way to come back another day. (Ok, was going to Hilo and took this longer route just to come here). This time, got the bento. Everyday he is open, the menu changes. They will have 6-7 main meal choices. You pick two, comes with two scoops of rice and a scoop of Mac salad. This time, ordered the sweet and sour pork short ribs and shoyu chicken. Both meat items again were excellent. I mean grandma's cooking excellent. Place closes at 2:30PM or when food runs out. I noticed a lot of locals come here for lunch which is a great sign. They wait in line out the door to get this food. So, this place is worth a stop if you are in the area. read more

This is a must when in Waimea! The food is consistently delicious. The prices are very reasonable. The workers are fast and friendly. The place is take out and it has a nice atmosphere. If you want local food this is the place to go. read more

We called in our order ahead of time for some korean chicken bento rolls. They were perfect for an early morning snack as they are pretty sizeable. They are also made to order so it tastes extra fresh. Come check it out! read more

Earl's Waimea - Korean Chicken bento roll - Salad Near Me - Waimea, Hawaii

This is a great local style okazyua, perfect for getting a quick to-go/takeout bento or plate lunch special before a busy day at the beach, hiking, snorkeling, or headed up to Haleakala. They have a solid set of offerings, including musubi (spam or Korean), bento rolls (Korean chicken, orange chicken, chicken katsu, teri chicken, teri beef, smoked pork, shrimp tempura, Korean ono), salads, fried rice, some baked goods and sandwiches (spam & egg, Korean, Teri beef) - all made in-house. Most of the itemsms are pretty good if you get there early when it's fresh. When I got my plate lunch later in the day, some of the rice had been sitting for a while and was a bit soft/mushy - stick with the pre-packaged to-go items for the stuff that will travel best and taste good several hours later Their somen & garden salads were great, but the Mac Salad was a bit bland and had too much mayo. Overall they're an awesome addition to Waimea and you shouldn't be disappointed if you go. read more

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Ray always greets me with a smile. I have ordered their mini plate lunch and it is so generous in serving! I love their sweet sour spareribs and chili as well as Korean chicken! When in need of a quick snack, I pick up their Korean chicken musubi! So yummy! read more

Whoa! This place is so fricken...ok...it's just ok. I've tried it twice hoping I would change my mind cause of the hype. First trip the rice was soggy. If you sell musubi and your rice isn't on point, you need Jesus. Second trip the rice was acceptable but not perfect. They don't put a lot of junk in their rolls, which is nice. But the things are kinda bland tbh. I mean, they add spam but the rolls are still bland. Needs more sauce on the orange chicken, Korean chicken, teriyaki beef etc., in my opinion (which is 100% correct btw). Subsequently heard from couple local braddas it used to be better and then they started getting stingy with sauce. Validation = read more

I love Earl's. It's a great place to get a great Mobil meal. They always run out so be sure to get in early. I like the Korean beef bento roll the best. read more

Overpriced under taste cold Limited bentos went in there at 9:00 in the morning and had very limited very cold bentos I don't understand what all the hype is about here I know it's why I may not and there are not really any places for bento that's any good read more

This place was so good! We stopped here to grab a quick meal and weren't disappointed. It was very affordable and filling. The rolls are pretty big and only $5 each. We got the Korean chicken and orange chicken rolls. They were so good that we went back to get a teriyaki beef roll as well. read more

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Awesome place to get grab a few things for picnic lunch for a scenic drive or one of our hikes.

Bra! Every time we visit my wife's parents in Kawaihae we guarantee going earls. Teri beef and mochiko chicken maki sushi sooooo ono! Love this place!!! read more

A perfect restaurant for someone who loves local food, a great variety and they will even make a custom roll for you if you call and ahead of time And give them the ingredients. read more

It is a take out place not a sit down place. No tables or anything. We came for breakfast and ended just getting sOme rolls to gO. The orange chicken roll was okay I liked the bento boxes mo betta. The chicken and beef was yummy. I liked the portegrse sausage. The rice was pretty good sushi rice. read more

A few months ago, I went home to the Big Island for a visit. Generally, it's more beautiful than I remember AND the food is super expensive. I grew up eating bento rolls. Let me tell you, I stocked up here on my visit. For $20, my family of three could have a meal and a snack for later. Each time, I wished I had gotten more food! Just for perspective, it was averaging about $40 for my family to eat. Now, this isn't a "sit down" kind of place but I don't care! I'll sit in the car and eat in the parking lot! They also offer a hot line of food where you can choose your own dishes to custom make a bento. Who am I kidding? I'm here for the rolls - no tricks!!! It's hard to imagine a business with more consistency than Earl's. Each roll is as good as I remember and it never disappoints! Korean chicken is still my favorite! read more

I really, really wanted to try a bento roll on this trip. But by the time we made it to Earl's Pa'aulio, we were denied. Luckily the lovely ladies at Donna's Cookies had mentioned this new(-ish) location in Kamuela/Waimea. WooHoo! The lady at the Pa'aulio location said it was past the Minit Stop but before Environet. Perfect! We made our way back and were rewarded with the chicken katsu bento roll. Ono! Returned early the next day and got the smoked pork, beef teriyaki and shrimp tempura bento rolls as well as a spam musubi. They have hot food also but that wasn't what we came for though I'm sure their plate lunches are tasty. My fave was the shrimp tempura one. We made one more visit on the last day of our trip for food to nibble on at the airport. There were no shrimp tempura bento rolls but we had the Korean chicken and beef teriyaki ones. The latter ones had just come out of the kitchen and were still warm. One of those rolls didn't last very long in the car! read more

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Stopped by earls before we headed to the beach. It was quick, affordable, and delicious! We got the teriyaki and korean chicken roll. Both were very flavorful and could tell was made fresh. Next time I want to try the shrimp tempura and chicken katsu roll. This is the perfect place to stop by for a fast and tasty snack or meal, but got to go fairly early because they run out quick! read more

Earl's Waimea - Teriyaki roll - Salad Near Me - Waimea, Hawaii

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Quick stop to get some food, service was good, got Korean chicken musibi , smoke meat roll and oreo cheesecake. Everything was so good!! New stop for sure when coming through Waimea read more

Being from the mainland my friend who is from the area always brings these for me and I am obsessed with bento rolls ever since. I had the opportunity to visit Earl's and had it made fresh I love the korean chicken and shrimp bento rolls they good prices and huge portions! My mouth waters every time I think about this place, it is such a great local spot. They run out quick so go early and grab everything you can. read more

Earl's is nothing short of amazing. It's a perfect example of an unassuming hole-in-the-wall restaurant that most people wouldn't notice just driving by because it doesn't look like a restaurant, but Earl's is where local people eat. Sure, you could drive a few minutes down the road and eat in a food court or fast food joint, but Earl's truly has something special that make local people drool. There are a selection of plate lunches, items on a steam table, and salads, but what I really like are the sushi rolls. These sushi rolls are not typical, but instead they're filled with local favorites like Korean chicken, teriyaki beef, or chicken katsu. A roll doesn't look like much, but it can definitely fill me up. Last week my buddy and I went to Earl's, and we ordered a Korean chicken plate, teri beef roll, and a spam musubi. The Korean chicken plate was PACKED with chicken - like the most packed I've ever seen a plate lunch! It was sweet, savory, and salty just like a lot of Big Island people like it, and the skin was crispy. The teri beef roll was awesome too. Do you ever have a hard time describing something because it's so good and just tell people to just try it? Yeah, that's how this is! Just try it! We didn't finish all of our food, and we were so full that we saved the spam musubi and leftovers for later, which means that there was a lot of food because we're two local guys in our 30s, and we can pound! Sadly I live an hour away in Hilo, so for now I can only dream of my next stop at Earl's. read more

Earl's Waimea - Menu - Salad Near Me - Waimea, Hawaii

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The Korean chicken is incredible. They Always give large portions no matter what you get. Bento rolls are great for the beach or just for a snack. They serve breakfast during the week but Friday is the best day for lunch. Hawaiian plate can't be beat, Lau Lau with kalua pork, lomi and salad. Must stop for lunch in waimea! read more

*Great spot a little outside of Waimea town. *We had the Korean chicken and it was very very good *Their musubi to go was the bomb and several kinds, loved it read more

Earl's Waimea - Soooo good - Salad Near Me - Waimea, Hawaii

Got korean chicken roll and fish sandwich. Need to come back and get more of everything for sure. Just a local snack spot. Good deals for cheap! read more

I came as early as I could and there were already slim pickings! This tiny hole in the wall has tasty ready to go bento rolls and more. I had a Korean chicken and a beef bento roll. Each roll had fish cake, spam and furikake. One was plenty for an easy and tasty lunch. I brought them to the beach to enjoy and suggest you pick up at least several to store. read more

Earl's Waimea - Teriyaki beef - Salad Near Me - Waimea, Hawaii

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THE PLACE TO GO for Musubi, Bento, and even plate lunch if you make it before they run out... Made to order, super fresh, always friendly. Also my go to Korean chicken spot, best in the area IMO. read more